Properties of Similar PolygonsVideos, worksheets, stories and songs to help Grade 8 students learn about similar polygons.
Similar Polygons Two polygons are similar if their corresponding angles are congruent and the corresponding sides have a constant ratio (in other words, if they are proportional). Typically, problems with similar polygons ask for missing sides. To solve for a missing length, find two corresponding sides whose lengths are known. After we do this, we set the ratio equal to the ratio of the missing length and its corresponding side and solve for the variable.
Similar Figures - Similar Polygons Students learn that similar polygons have the same shape, and if two polygons are similar, then the corresponding angles are congruent, and the corresponding sides are in proportion. Students also learn that the scale factor is ratio of the lengths of two corresponding sides.
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